Posters of all the champions of the FIFA World Cup
Posters of all the champions of the FIFA World Cup
A moment caught in time, Maradona leaping over Harald Schumacher in the 1986 World Cup final.
1966: An aerial shot of Old Trafford, home ground to Manchester United and one of the venues used for the ‘66 World Cup finals in England.
Brazilian fans in Pasadena, CA celebrate the country’s fourth World Cup victory in 1994.
Source: Los Angeles Public Library
Produced by www.fairworldcup.org to “blow the whistle on Sepp Blatter”, stating that:
Mr Blatter, you’re looking forward to the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. But it is a scandal that
- 150,000 people are being evicted,
- thousands workers are toiling under terrible conditions,
- and tens of thousands of street vendors are losing their livelihood.
As the boss of FIFA, you can change this: Do it now –
it’s not too late!
Photo from the 1934 World Cup qualifying match between the USA and Mexico on May 24, 1934 at the Stadio Nazionale in Rome. The USA won 4-2. Buff Donelli scored all four American goals.
A rendering by Populous of a new 45,000 capacity stadium in Kaliningrad, a proposed venue for the 2018 World Cup.
The FIFA World Cup Trophy arriving at the 2006 World Cup.
The first day, the first moment of our World Cup trip in Germany, I had a chance to see the World Cup trophy up close and personal. Of course, this was just a promotion by adidas, but a brilliant one at that.
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I had the good fortune to see Roger Milla play in USA 94 at Stanford Stadium. The game I attended (Cameroon 1 – Russia 6) was extraordinary for two reasons.
Firstly Milla’s consolation goal meant that he became the oldest player to appear and score in a World Cup Finals (he was 42 years and 39 days old). Whilst in that same match, Russia’s Oleg Salenko became the first and only player to ever score five goals, quite a game.
Anyway i digress, the dance steps shown in Cameroonian colours are a nod to Millas famous goal celebration, whilst the bottom left of the illustration is meant to represent the corner flag markings etc.
Platini / World Cup Second Round match against Italy at the Olympic Stadium in Mexico City
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Three classics; the lion World Cup Willie was the first World Cup mascot, in 1966.
Here are two World Cup mascots I enjoy, and one that cracks me up. Italy’s 1990 mascot reminds me of Greendale’s Human Being from Community and / or this Family Guy Six Million Dollar Man cut scene.
The Hairdryer Treatment: National Team Helps Bring Lebanon Together
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